• Association between hypersomnolence and the COVID-19 pandemic: The International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS) 

      Sarkanen, Tomi; Partinen, Markku; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Merikanto, Ilona; Benedict, Christian; Nadorff, Michael R.; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Espie, Colin; Matsui, Kentaro; Chung, Frances; Morin, Charles M.; Wing, Yun Kwok; Penzel, Thomas; Macêdo, Tainá; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Holzinger, Brigitte; Plazzi, Giuseppe; De Gennaro, Luigi; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Inoue, Yuichi; Sieminski, Mariuz; Leger, Damien; Dauvilliers, Yves (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures have affected our daily life, sleep, and circadian rhythms worldwide. Their effects on hypersomnolence and fatigue remain unclear. Methods The ...
    • Associations between changes in habitual sleep duration and lower self-rated health among COVID-19 survivors: findings from a survey across 16 countries/regions 

      Matsui, Kentaro; Chung, Frances; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Merikanto, Ilona; Korman, Maria; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Cunha, Ana Suely; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Xue, Pei; Benedict, Christian; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Penzel, Thomas; De Gennaro, Luigi; Holzinger, Brigitte; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Leger, Damien; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Nadorff, Michael R.; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Reis, Catia; Chan, Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Yordanova, Juliana; Dauvilliers, Yves; Partinen, Markku; Inoue, Yuichi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Self-rated health (SRH) is widely recognized as a clinically significant predictor of subsequent mortality risk. Although COVID-19 may impair SRH, this relationship has not been extensively examined. The ...
    • Evening-types show highest increase of sleep and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic—multinational study on 19 267 adults 

      Merikanto, Ilona; Kortesoja, Laura; Benedict, Christian; Chung, Frances; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Espie, Colin A.; Morin, Charles M.; Dauvilliers, Yves; Partinen, Markku; Gennaro, Luigi De; Wing, Yun Kwok; Chan, Ngan Yin; Inoue, Yuichi; Matsui, Kentaro; Holzinger, Brigitte; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Leger, Damien; Penzel, Thomas; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Study Objectives Individual circadian type is a ubiquitous trait defining sleep, with eveningness often associated with poorer sleep and mental health than morningness. However, it is unknown whether COVID-19 pandemic has ...
    • Meal and Sleep Timing before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Anonymous Survey Study from Sweden 

      Benedict, Christian; Brandão, Luiz Eduardo Mateus; Merikanto, Ilona; Partinen, Markku; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, such as stay-at-home-orders, have significantly altered daily routines and lifestyles. Given their importance for metabolic health, we herein compared sleep and meal timing ...
    • Persistent short nighttime sleep duration is associated with a greater post-COVID risk in fully mRNA-vaccinated individuals 

      Xue, Pei; Merikanto, Ilona; Chung, Frances; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Penzel, Thomas; De Gennaro, Luigi; Holzinger, Brigitte; Matsui, Kentaro; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Korman, Maria; Leger, Damien; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Nadorff, Michael; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Reis, Catia; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Yordanova, Juliana; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Dauvilliers, Yves; Benedict, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Short nighttime sleep duration impairs the immune response to virus vaccination, and long nighttime sleep duration is associated with poor health status. Thus, we hypothesized that short (<6 h) and long (>9 h) nighttime ...
    • Shift workers are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 compared with day workers: Results from the international COVID sleep study (ICOSS) of 7141 workers 

      Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Merikanto, Ilona; Reis, Catia; Korman, Maria; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Holzinger, Brigitte; De Gennaro, Luigi; Wing, Yun Kwok; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Benedict, Christian; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Matsui, Kentaro; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Nadorff, Michael R.; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Partinen, Markku; Dauvilliers, Yves; Chung, Frances; Forthun, Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The present study had two main aims. First, to investigate whether shift/night workers had a higher prevalence and severity of COVID-19 compared with day workers. Second, to investigate whether people regularly working in ...
    • Sleep and daytime problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects of coronavirus infection, confinement and financial suffering: a multinational survey using a harmonised questionnaire 

      Partinen, Markku; Holzinger, Brigitte; Morin, Charles M; Espie, Colin A.; Chung, F.; Penzel, Thomas; Benedict, Christian; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Dauvilliers, Yves; De Gennaro, Luigi; Han, Fang; Inoue, Yuichi; Matsui, Kentaro; Leger, Damien; Cunha, Ana Suely; Merikanto, Ilona; Mota-Rolim, Sergio; Nadorff, Michael; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Schneider, Jules; Sieminski, Mariusz; Wing, Yun-Kwok; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Sleep is important for human health and well-being. No previous study has assessed whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacts sleep and daytime function across the globe. Methods This large-scale international ...
    • Sleep in Female Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Sweden during the Flattening of the First Wave of the Pandemic 

      Benedict, Christian; Partinen, Markku; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    • Social Jetlag Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Insomnia – A MultiNational Survey Study 

      Brandão, Luiz Eduardo Mateus; Martikainen, Teemu; Merikanto, Ilona; Holzinger, Brigitte; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Leger, Damien; Chung, Frances; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Dauvilliers, Yves; Matsui, Kentaro; De Gennaro, Luigi; Sieminski, Mariusz; Nadorff, Michael R.; Chan, Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Benedict, Christian; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Purpose: Lifestyle and work habits have been drastically altered by restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the associated changes in sleep timing modulate the risk of suffering from symptoms of insomnia, the ...